Robert Grass and Two Shields are seated in a building with a dirt floor. Both wear headdresses and bells below their knees. One man holds a rifle, and the other a staff with feathers attached. Several other people are visible in the background,...

A view of the Mott Concert Band, comprised of men and boys, posed for a photograph. The group is sitting in a field with 7 people standing in the back row, 10 people kneeling in the middle row, and 7 people sitting in the front row. In the middle...

Members of the drum corps of the American Legion Lloyd Spetz Post march down a street in Bismarck on the occasion of the cornerstone laying for the new North Dakota State Capitol building. People watch from the sidewalk, and several children walk...

Members of the Mott Concert Band are posed in a semi-circle for a photograph in a field. Each member is holding their instrument. The instruments include tubas, trombones, fugal horns, clarinets, a bass drum, and a snare drum. Behind the band, a...

People assemble for the J.R. Eide wedding in York, N.D. The bride and groom stand at the center of the photograph. At left, musicians are visible. One man plays the violin. Another men supports a man in a wheelbarrow who holds a drum or bowl. ...

Men and boys hold musical instruments, including a bass drum painted with the words The Center Band, Center, N.D. Many of the musicians also wear ribbons with the words Oliver County Corn Huskers Band. Some hold signs promoting business,...

One Bull stands for a portrait wearing traditional clothing, including a headdress and beaded shirt. A patch with a buffalo on it and the words "One Bull" is prominent. He holds a staff in one hand and a drum or shield in the other.

The Mott Concert Band is lined up in rows for a photograph in Mott, North Dakota. Each member is holding their instrument and the visible instruments include tubas, trombones, fugal horns, French horns, and a bass drum.

The Red Nation Singers from Fort Totten, N.D. sing and play a drum at the United Tribes International Powwow in Bismarck. People in the background hold up tape recorders to record the performance. Dancers in regalia are also visible.

Red Nation Singers from Fort Totten sing and play a drum at the United Tribes International Powwow at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. Female dancers in regalia are visible in the background.

Men wear band uniforms and hold their instruments in front of an empty grandstand, perhaps in Cavalier, N.D. The words County Seat Band are painted on the band's drum at center. None of the band members are identified.

Men and women in traditional Native American dress dance and play a drum at the Northen Pacific railroad depot in Mandan. A young girl is also dancing in traditional dress while many spectators look on.